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Saturday, 19 March 2011

Brighton Veg Fest 2011

Today was Brighton Veg Fest & it was awesome! They've held this event here before but sadly their previous venue, The Brighton Centre, refused to let any outside caterers make food & insisted on doing it themselves. Sadly this resulted in such horrors as mashed un-seasoned silken tofu salad sandwiches which clearly have no place in the world let alone at a vegan fair!

I was actually working at the fair this time around. I've always been a fan of Ms Cupcake's delicious cakes & having met her in person, I'm a fan of Ms Cupcake herself. So when she asked me to help out on her stall at this year's fair I was super excited.

We got there early to set up the stall & I was extra excited to be able to choose my cupcake from any of the 12 flavours of the day.

The cookies were perfectly soft in the centre & crispy around the edge & they were available in both Choc Chip & Walnut Choc Chip. I was very excited too see Ms Cupcake's Lemon Curd, as far as I know nobody else in the UK makes a vegan lemon curd & it's great to be able to just pick up a jar rather than stirring your own for hours over a hot stove.

Cuppa Cupcakes are a genius idea, they're a layered cake & frosting concoction which can be eaten with a spoon - perfect for munching on whilst wandering around a busy vegan fair or for snacking on on the train home without smearing frosting all over your face. This picture of the cuppa cupcake doesn't quite do it justice - they're brilliant!

I've said it before & I'll say it again, the lighting in my house is shit!

Of course I got some breaks during the day & I spent my time hunting down the best vegan food! First off I had to head over to the Wheaty stall as soon as I spotted this...

...vegan doner kebab! I'd tried this at Paris Vegan Day but sadly I left it too late there & they were running low on kebab & they were completely out of salad, there was no way that was happening again. I practically ran there!

This thing was much larger than it looks in the picture, in fact, I couldn't finish it in one go. I can confirm that once I'd removed the lettuce this was just as delicious microwaved 7 hours later!

I ended up taking another break when I saw someone walk past the stall holding a slice of pizza & I realised I had to have one too. Thankfully Ms Cupcake understands the need to hunt down food & didn't mind me running off in search of the cheese covered slice.

This was made with a decent amount of Cheezly & a not so decent amount of sausage. In my opinion though pizza is all about the tomato sauce & the cheese so I was very happy with it, especially because it was only £1.50. The base was quite soft in the middle but it had a great crispy crust - yum.

I've been relaxing on the sofa for a couple of hours now & my day is about to be complete because I'm going to eat this delicious cupcake.

I carefully carried this lovely looking Ferrero Rocher cupcake home in my cup-a-cake carrier (these are available on Ms Cupcakes stall at Greenwich Market now or soon at the new shop) & I'm very excited to be getting to eat my favourite cupcake again.

I had a whole lot of fun today & I loved working with the cupcake crew! I'm also really excited for Ms C & the gang as their first real bakery storefront is opening in just under two weeks, I'm already looking forward to visiting.

Two years ago I was at the Brighton Vegan Fayre (it seems to have changed its name) and I ate so much food, with so many samples, that I found myself in a world of trouble later on in the day. But I rallied back for some bangers and mash at the vegan pub place. Fond memories!

That is sad about the catering - who would think mashed silken tofu would be a good thing in a sandwich? Silly!

Ohh the Veg Fest looks like so much fun! I'm glad you got to try a few of those yummy vegan treats. I'd love to try more of Ms Cupcake's baking when I get the chance, too. The Cuppa Cupcake looks awesome!

So lovely getting to meet you, and totally unexpected too :)Where were the ferrero Rocher cupcakes? I guess they were the first to go...Ms Cupcakes told me she was thinking in opening a store in Brighton as soon as she can, can't wait!Take care and se you again soon hopefully xxx

I was there too and it was great! Got to watch Bold Native and I bought a dozen of Ms. Cupcakes cupcakes also! Love them! Was going to give them out as gifts but ended up slicing off a piece of each one and eating them myself! Thanks for the wonderful post! Great pictures!

Looks like a great day! I am definitely going to go to Ms Cupcakes shop next time I'm in London. And, those little single carriers are ace, I got some for Christmas a few years ago, you can fit a muffin in too if you put it in upside down!

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